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Charlie Feld

Charlie Feld is the founder of The Feld Group Institute, a unique leadership development firm that works with global corporations to develop next-generation business and IT leaders. TFGI’s curriculum and management development activities draw heavily upon its founder’s leadership insights, operational experience, and time-tested strategic framework for enterprise success. During his extraordinary 50-year career, Charlie […]

Jon Feld

Jon Feld is the COO of the Feld Group Institute and a seasoned startup CEO in the IT, Analytics, Marketing and Business Consulting industries. With a record that includes having founded and led three successful startups during the past 25 years, Jon brings a perspective that combines entrepreneurial experience with expertise in analytics, CRM, digital […]

Kenny Feld

Throughout Kenny’s broad and varied career, he’s had a passion for developing leadership qualities that bridge gaps across functions, levels, and diverse perspectives. His experiences range from line P&L leadership to management consulting, from large-corporates to start-ups, and across business functions and IT. Kenny started his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He […]

Stan Alexander

Stan Alexander is the Founder of Digital Pilot LLC which provides consulting services to enterprises at the intersection of business and technology concentrating primarily in the transportation and logistics industries. During the last decade, Stan served in senior technology leadership positions at Southwest Airlines and BNSF Railway. In the years between Southwest and BNSF he […]

Dick Amin

Dick Amin is an Affiliate with the Feld Group Institute and founder of Modsarch Inc., which serves as an adviser to clients in formulating, developing, and executing long-term IT architecture and implementation strategies to support business-centric transformation agendas. With more than 30 years of experience in IT architecture, development, and operations, Dick has a deep […]

Brent Browning

Brent Browning is an Affiliate with the Feld Group Institute. Brent works with clients to improve business performance with strategically architected technology, an aligned business process, and a culture that fosters high-performing team members. Brent has more than 25 years of broad-based experience in technology and IT systems. His tenure in global IT leadership roles […]

Mark Canada

Mark Canada is an Affiliate of the Feld Group Institute and a member of the Technology Strategy practice at Dialexa, an Institute partner. Mark has over 25 years of experience in developing strategy and implementing solutions predominately focused on enterprise data in large organizations. Much of his career has been spent in a consulting capacity […]

Mike Childress

Mike Childress is a Feld Group Institute Affiliate and President of James M Childress Consulting. He specializes in advising clients on strategy, architecture, development, and IT operational matters, while ensuring close alignment to business goals and objectives. With more than 25 years of technology experience, including key roles at EDS, Delta Air Lines, and elsewhere, […]

Mary Contreras

Mary Contreras is an Affiliate with the Feld Group Institute and the founder of Contreras Consulting LLC, where she works with large corporations to develop, architect, and deliver major IT transformation and modernization initiatives, and assists clients in furthering and maturing their organization-wide enterprise and business architecture practices. Mary has more than three decades of […]

J.R. Jesson

J.R. Jesson is a Feld Group Institute Affiliate. In 2018, J.R. founded Arrowhead Labs, Inc. with the belief that every organization can achieve radical and sustained improvements in IT performance and business impact. The Arrowhead Labs team serve as technology advisors, teachers, and embedded coaches, helping our clients organically and sustainably transform into breakaway organizations. […]

Jan Marshall

An Affiliate of The Feld Group Institute, Jan Marshall is a recognized proven leader and executive partner in information technology across industries. She is a technology innovator with a deep understanding of tech strategy, program management, cyber security, and organizational and governance processes. In addition, she is an established Board Director. Jan founded jlm Coaching […]

Sam Moultrie

Sam Moultrie is an Affiliate of The Feld Group Institute and President of Moultrie Group LLC, which provides senior-level IT consulting to corporations in multiple industries that seek to improve their business and IT alignment. With more than 30 years of experience in IT operational and senior consulting roles, Sam’s primary focus is on helping […]

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Russell Villemez

Affiliate, The Feld Group Institute

Head of Technology Strategy, Dialexa – a Feld Group Institute partner

Highly regarded CTO and change agent with IT strategy and enterprise architecture expertise.

Russell Villemez is an Affiliate with the Feld Group Institute and the head of Technology Strategy at Dialexa, a Technology Research, Design and Creation firm that works with organizations on initiatives such as Operational Transformation, Business Growth, and New Venture Creation.

During 17 years in operational roles and 15 years in consulting roles, Russell has worked across a variety of industries in both executive leadership positions and as a subject matter expert. Russell thrives on the scale and complexity of leading major change agendas in large corporate environments.

Recent consulting clients include AmerisourceBergen, the American Automobile Association, Brinker International, Cubic, Equifax, and Cox Automotive. A common thread is the client’s need for strong leadership during a period of change—whether motivated by acquisitions, spin-offs, competitive pressures, or other factors. Clients also benefit from Russell’s expertise in enterprise architecture, agile development, application portfolio rationalization, technology and architecture strategy, as well as business strategy and commercial software product development.

Recognized as a versatile IT executive, adept at solving complex problems with innovative solutions, Russell’s capabilities and achievements span a continuum from business-strategy formation to hands-on IT solution development. His extensive career achievements include pioneering the first use of relational databases in high-volume transaction systems in the ‘80s, applying voice recognition DSPs in public intelligent network services for consumer markets in the ‘90s, and leading large-scale adoptions of open systems, object technology, and middleware frameworks in complex business environments, often in advance of commercially available software products.

Prior to joining Dialexa, Russell served at HP as Enterprise Services Chief Technology Officer for the Americas, leading a global capability for embedded Account CTOs in large enterprises. Russell began his career at Accenture, where he first crafted his consultative problem-solving approach, later honed at A.T. Kearny and the Feld Group. Russell’s deep telecom experience is built upon numerous director and enterprise architect positions at AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Telstra, US West, Pacific Bell, and Sprint, and as V.P. and CIO for WebLink Wireless.

Russell has a BS in Business Administration from Louisiana State University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. In his spare time, Russell participates in amateur auto racing, and is a driving instructor with the Porsche Club of America.